Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-27
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The annual session Of the Woman's
Missionary Society of West Virginia con-
ference, NJ. E. Church, south, met at eight
o'clock Thursday night, at Dickinson
Chapel, Charleston. The session was called
to order by Mrs. Mcintosh, Of Ravens
wood, the president Miss LEILA Gilliland
delivered the address of welcome, meeting
with a happy response from Ms Tyree, OF
Fayetteville. The presidents annual I'D
dress was then delivered in An able man
ner. As this was the opening session no
business was transacted, the exercises being
devoted to prayer and singing. The dele
gates present were: Mrs A. C. Campbell,
Ashland, KY; Mrs. NJ. McGruden, Gait
lettsburg, KY; Mrs. Vickers, Charleston;
Mrs. NJ. Tyree, Fayetteville; Miss Thorn
burg, Huntington, W. Va; Mrs q. W..
Hooff. Point Pleasant, W. Va; Mrs. Flem-
ing, RavenswoOd, W. Va; Mrs A. Smith,
Spencer, W. Va; Miss Sallie Ball, Clarks-
burg, W. Va. EX-ofioe members, Miss
Ida P. Moore and Mrs Mcconnell. OF
Catlettsburg. Ky, and Mrs T. S. Wade,
of Guyandotte. Miss B. Frankling, OF
Point Pleasant, alternate from the society
at that place was present Members Oh
of the Juvenile Missionary Society present.
Misses Nora Cooling and Fannie Wade and
Master J. c. Chapman, Of Spencer. Wis
itors. Rev. T. s. Wade and Mrs Thorn
burg, of Barboursyille. Friday morning
various committees were appointed and
reports read from large number Of so
cieties. Short addresses were also made
BY district secretaries. In the afternoon
committee work took up the time. The
meeting adjourned Saturday.
IRON INTERESTS ACTIVE
A correspondent from Low Moor to the
Lynchburg JrgiRinl, says: The Low Moor
Iron Company have invested here more
than 81 ,OOO, 600 and have one of the finest
plants, for profitable iron making, in the
country. Their old furnace-furnacs A
has recently been blown ont after one OF
the most successful blasts on record, dur
ing which It made 12l ,5O7 tons of pig iron.
To the uninitiated we will explain that 3
blast Is one continuous run on a lining
of fire brick, which in this case began No
vember II, 1854, and ended May %, 1881,
or q little more than two and q
half years DeductiDg for stoppages
from various causes during that period
the actual running time was about twenty
nine and one-half months, in which 55O,-
80 net tons Of material-ore, coke and
used in making the num-
har ~ y,iur al
sidering quantity of material put through
this blast no. -, has never been equaled
so far as our information goes, by any fur
mace in this or any, other country. The
new furnace-furnace B-will go in blast
about the latter part of next month, and
being larger than furnace A it is expected
that it will excel the latter's record,
though that is very doubtful.
REID LEWIS BOUND OVER.
Reid Lewis the Jackson county man
Who was arrested at Parkersburg Wednes-
day night for passing and trying TO pass
bad money, was turned over 10 the United
States authorities, but Commissioner Pow
ell decided that, as the bills passed were
not counterfeits of any United States bank
bills, he could do nothing with him, and
he was given over to " tender mercies of
Squire StapletoD, before whom be had n
bearing Thursday afternoon. Lewis was
bound over in the sum of 800 TO answer
an indictment before the next Grand Jury.
He couldn't furnish the necessary bond,
and was returned to Jail. He said that he
would he able to furnish bond, as soon rs
he could hear from home
OIL DID 1T.
Mr.. Thomas Martin, Of Harrisyille,
Richie county, is eighty years of age and
has recently lost his sense Of taste and
smell. Last Thursday he drank over half
q pint Of common petroleum oil out Of a
cup, suppOsing it was tea. The fluid
caused Inflammation Of the stomach and
Mr.. Martin is in G precarious condition.
DIR. Rymer has charge of the case aud fears
a fatal result
SUDDEN DEATH.
Peter Smith a resident of Tyler county,
died suddenly few days ago. Some par
ties were surveying in the vicinity, and,
on being informed that they were going
through his lands, he and his daughter
started hurriedly to the parties; when
within few PAGES OF them he sank to the
ground, remarking, 81 am very SICK"
which was the last he spoke.
THE CHILD nIEn,
One day last week a seyen.months' old
child of Deputy Marshal John Van Buren,,
who resides on the south side of the Kama
whs river, in Wood county, swallowed a
piece Of babbit metal, which lodged in the
throat, producing strangulation. DIR.
Thomas was called, who extracted the
metal, but the case had passed control and
the child died.
THE COLLECTORS OFFICE.
In q recent conversation Internal Reye-
nue. Collector J. 7. MeGrav Said if he had
TO leave Grafton, he would prefer to go to
Parkersburg or Charleston, but as the
order for the removal of the Office had
been suspended until fall, nothing would
be done at present
sfAfR NOTES. -.
Erastus Fraim, Of Braxton county, went
crazy trying to discover perpetual motion
Friday evening 12-year old son Of A.
W. Williams narrowly escaped drowning
at Parkersburg.
Richard Williams, an employe Of the
Ensign Car Works, at Huntington, was
caught between two bumpers few days
ago, and badly squeezed.
Somebody in New Martinsville has been
sending obscene letters through the post
Office to different citizens Detectives are
trying to locate the guilty party.
The somewhat famous case Of the state
against JAS McGhee Coz trying to kill q
Richie county school teacher is on trial at
harrisyille. John A. Hutchinson Is one
Of the attorneys for the defense
One Of the interesting cases 10 be tried
at this term Of the United States court IN
that Of the Supreme Council Of the Cath
Ollie knights Of America against the First
National Rank of Grafton. The case has
grown out Of some financial matters with
which Heckmer, the defsulting and forg-
ing treasurer of the Catholic Knights, was
connected.